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'They have lost everything': Family home and garage destroyed by fire

Fire guts a family home and a garage in Kairua.

Rock the boat! Vessel falls on to busy Bayfair roundabout

Motorists would have got quite the surprise on their commute home yesterday!

Letters: Rates debate and PM pride

Readers share their views.

Police visit rapper on his birthday after music video concerns

''People don't know anything about it, so they can't judge me.''

Up in smoke: Dairy owners' income worries amid calls to ban ciggie sales

Tobacco sales make up a bigger proportion of a corner shop's income than you might think

Esteemed judge remembered for fairness, wit and humanity

"Rob was gregarious, warm, fun, brilliant."

Big ideas: Four visions for Western Bay transport and housing

'We can't all continue to move in cars – we just can't simply build enough motorway.'

Carmen Hall: Cigarette addiction has cost me tens of thousands of dollars

COMMENT: But giving up smoking is not as easy.

Mount golfer aims for three-peat

Dale Clarke is undoubtedly the man to beat at this year's Mid-Amateur Golf Championship.

'It still hurts': Father of murder victim on killer's prison release

Dave Gunn says he'll be off to the pub the moment the man who killed his daughter dies.

Local vet nurse heading over to help with bush fire relief

The 23-year-old was heartbroken to see the destruction the blazes had caused.

Between the Flags: Day in the life of a Mount Maunganui surf lifeguard

What do lifeguards do in a day?

Halved Bay drowning toll 'no reason to celebrate'

Drowning numbers in the Bay of Plenty region have decreased markedly in the past year.

Car crashes into Welcome Bay property after police pursuit

The crash happened on Welcome Bay Rd near Esmeralda St overnight.

Colgate Games: Creating memories

Every year, kids all over New Zealand circle the Colgate Games on the calendar.

Tauranga Half: Who will win?

Some of New Zealand's classiest triathletes will be aiming for glory this weekend.

Person seriously injured after car rolls on Maungatapu Bridge

A car had rolled near the bridge about 3.30am.

Letters: Tauranga's housing shortage and rates comparison

Opinion: Readers have their say.